Prayer Guide: Be Thou My Vision

©Public Domain. Words by Dallan Forgaill, Mary E. Byrne, and Eleanor Henrietta Hull. Music: Slane (traditional Irish melody)

The prayer prompters below are suggestions to choose from in the context of corporate prayer or worship. Usually only one or two would be utilized, but we have provided a variety of ideas to choose from, or to use as inspiration to create your own.

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light

  • Thank You Lord that You are my vision because, according to Your word, You are…
  • Thank You that You have given me a vision of Your character in Jesus, who is…
  • You are my best thought during the day because You are…
  • You are my best thought at night because You are…
  • I praise You that Your indwelling presence gives me light when…
  • Because You are the Lord of my heart, I gladly surrender…
  • Give me a greater awareness of Your indwelling presence when…
  • I pray You will give me grace to embrace You as my best thought when…

 

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one

  • I praise You that You are my wisdom, especially when…
  • Because You are my true Word, I will trust You for…
  • Because You are my great Father, I know that You can…
  • Remind me that You are with me when…
  • I pray that _____________ (name) will trust You as their great Father as they…
  • I pray You will assure _________________ (name) of Your indwelling presence today as they…

 

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art

  • Because You are my inheritance, I treasure You above…
  • Lord, give me grace to embrace You as first in my heart above…
  • Lord, I confess that I have treasured riches more than You when…
  • Lord, I confess that I have treasured the praise of men more than You when…
  • Lord, I confess that I have treasured _________ more than You when…
  • I pray that You will help _____________ (name) to treasure You above _______________ today.

 

High King of Heaven, my victory won
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heav’n’s Sun
Heart of my own heart, whate’er befall
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all

  • High King of Heaven, I praise You that You are victorious over…
  • I thank You for the joys of Heaven because in Heaven we will…
  • I praise You that You are the Ruler over…
  • I pray that my heart will be Your heart especially when…
  • I pray that __________________ (name) will embrace Your heart as their heart today as they face…
  • I pray that ___________________ (name) will trust You as the Ruler of all as they face…